Quinoa Chili Recipes from Food4Life

Ingredients

• 1 cup: uncooked quinoa, rinsed
• 2 cups: water
• 1 Tbsp: oil (olive or sesame)
• 1: onion chopped or 1 cup chopped leeks
• 1: jalapeno pepper, minced (optional)
• 1 tsp: chili powder
• 1 Tbsp: ground cumin
• 1, 28 oz: can low sodium crushed tomatoes
• 1, 14 oz: can of low sodium tomato sauce
• 1: green pepper, chopped
• 1: red pepper, chopped
• 1: zucchini, chopped
• 1 tsp: dried oregano
• 1 tsp: dried parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 (19 oz) cans: organic black beans, rinsed, and drained, or 3.5 cups dried cooked beans
• 1 cup: frozen corn, thawed
• ¼ cup: chopped cilantro (optional)
• 8 oz can: mushrooms (optional)